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enjoy
fancy
discuss
dislike
finish
mind
suggest
recommend
keep
avoid
agree
ask*
decide
help*
plan
hope
learn
want*
would like*/Id
prefer*/Id love*
promise
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.
Stop + to + infinitive
In this case, we stop something else in order to do the verb in the
infinitive.
I stopped to eat lunch. (I stopped something else, maybe working
or studying, because I wanted to eat lunch.
She was shopping and she stopped to get a cup of coffee. (She
stopped shopping because she wanted to get a cup of coffee).
Look at the difference:
Remember + gerund
This is when you remember something that has happened in the past.
You have a memory of it, like being able to see a movie of it in your
head.
I remember going to the beach when I was a child. (= I have a
memory of going to the beach).
He remembers closing the door. (= He has a memory of closing
the door).
Remember + to + infinitive
This is when you think of something that you need to do. (And usually,
you then do the thing).
I remembered to buy milk. (= I was walking home and the idea
that I needed milk came into my head, so I bought some).
She remembered to send a card to her grandmother.
Forget + gerund
This is the opposite of remember + gerund. It's when you forget about
a memory, something that you've done in the past.
Have we really studied this topic before? I forget reading about
it.
I told my brother that we'd spent Christmas at Granny's house in
1985, but he'd forgotten going there.
Forget + to + infinitive
This is the opposite of remember + to + infinitive. It's when you want
to do something, but you forget about it.
I forgot to call my mother. (= I wanted to call my mother, but
when it was a good time to call her, I forgot. I was thinking about
something else, and the idea to call my mother didn't come into
my head).
She keeps forgetting to bring his book back.
Try + gerund
Regret + gerund
This is when you are sorry about something you did in the past and you
wish you hadn't done it.
I regret going to bed so late. I'm really tired today.
She regrets leaving school when she was sixteen. She wishes that
she had studied more and then gone to university.
Regret + to + infinitive
We use this construction when we are giving someone bad news, in
quite a formal way. The verb is almost always something like 'say' or
'tell' or 'inform'.
I regret to tell you that the train has been delayed.
The company regrets to inform employees that the London office
will close next year.